Question

Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the definition of the offence of rape is contained in which section, the punishment for the offence being separately provided in the immediately following section?

A Section 74, which punishes an assault or use of criminal force with intent to outrage the modesty of a woman
B Section 65, which defines and separately punishes the aggravated offence of rape of a woman under sixteen years of age
C Section 63, which defines rape, the punishment being separately provided in the immediately following section
D Section 70, which defines the offence of gang rape and prescribes the punishment for the same in that section
E Section 64, which both defines the offence of rape and also specifies the punishment that may be awarded therefor
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